Charlie Dean has been a star in England’s ODI series on West Indies tour thus far. She has already taken seven wickets with her off-spin in the visitors’ first two victories, their first matches since the disputed loss at Lord’s to India in September.
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England appeared to be on track to defeat India at Lord’s in the 50-over game, but Deepti Sharma, a spinner, ran out Dean at the non-end striker’s to take the final wicket and secure a series sweep. Dean, 21, broke down in tears as the umpires upheld the “Mankad” to be a legitimate way to take wicket because it was in the law books of cricket.
Charlie Dean shared his thoughts on what it felt at the moment to lose wicket at non striker’s end. She said,
“When it initially happened it brought up quite a few emotions for me,I think more disappointment I couldn’t get the team over the line. Obviously it’s a legal type of dismissal, [but] potentially not the way I would have gone about getting the last wicket.”
“I’m not on Twitter, but a couple of friends were telling me how big it was getting and I think I was quite grateful I couldn’t really see that stuff,” Charlie Dean said.
“Initially I think it did affect me. As a cricketer, you want to be known for your performances and not a type of dismissal or something that happens off field.
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“We’ve all put it to bed and moved on in this dressing room and I’m looking forward to putting in further performances and making a name for myself in that way. That’s something I’m hoping to do.”
England is preparing for T20 World Cup and Dean is hopeful to make into the T20 squad.
“There’s a new head coach, new imputus…really looking to play just like the men have,” she said.
“We’re trying to play really fearless cricket with the bat and it’s come off the majority of the time, and that’s really exciting,”
“Looking towards the World Cup, it’s the brand of cricket we want to play… fearlessness and trying to go out there with positive intentions.”